Vantaj

Ping (ICMP) monitors

Ping monitors send an ICMP echo request (ping) to a host and confirm it responds.

How it works

  1. Vantaj sends an ICMP echo request to the target host
  2. Waits up to 10 seconds for an echo reply
  3. Records the result:
    • Up — echo reply received
    • Down — no reply within 10 seconds, or host unreachable

When to use ping

Use ping monitors when you want to verify a host is reachable at the network level, independent of any application running on it. Common use cases:

  • VMs and bare-metal servers
  • Network appliances (routers, firewalls)
  • Hosts that don't expose HTTP endpoints
  • A quick sanity check before deeper application monitoring

Limitations

Some hosts and networks block ICMP by policy. If a host is genuinely reachable but blocks ping, the monitor will incorrectly report Down. In that case, use a Port monitor on a known-open port instead.

URL format

Enter just the hostname or IP address — no scheme or port:

192.168.1.1
db.internal.example.com
10.0.0.5